Former Israeli General Rejects Spanish Investigations

2009/01/30 09:08:08

A former Israeli general on Friday rejected as "propaganda" a decision by a Spanish court to investi...

Iraq in Lockdown on Eve of Momentous Elections

2009/01/30 08:55:17

Iraq began sealing its borders, halting air traffic and ordering overnight curfews in some of its la...

Zimbabwe opposition decides to join government

2009/01/30 06:55:33

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition MDC agreed on Friday to join a unity government with Presid...

U.S. envoy says 100 dead in Madagascar unrest

2009/01/30 06:49:07

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - More than 100 people have been killed in civil unrest in Madagascar this we...

Myanmar junta promises "measures" over Rohingya

2009/01/30 06:21:52

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta stepped into the deepening Rohingya crisis on Friday, denying any...

Somali parliament to elect new president

2009/01/30 06:12:01

DJIBOUTI (Reuters) - Somalia's enlarged parliament elects a new president on Friday to tackle the da...

At least 15 dead, dozens missing, from Kenya fire

2009/01/30 05:39:35

NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least 15 people died and several dozen are missing after a fire that destroye...

Masseur Confesses to Slaying 7 S. Korean Women

2009/01/30 04:17:42

A masseur accused of killing a university student has confessed to the slaying and to fatally strang...

Indian Officials Hunt Tigers After 'Man-Eaters' Kill 7

2009/01/30 09:06:40

Tigers have killed at least three children and four adults in north India in recent weeks, officials...

U.K. Hospital Calls in Exorcist to Evict Resident Ghost

2009/01/30 07:40:40

Britain's National Health System (NHS) has long been haunted by the specter of waiting-lists and tig...

Iceland nears center-left deal, EU offers hope

2009/01/30 06:50:13

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Two Icelandic parties aimed to forge a new center-left government on Friday, w...

Turkish PM returns to hero's welcome after Gaza row

2009/01/30 06:47:45

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was given a hero's welcome on his return ...

Plastered in posters, Iraq's Basra waits for polls

2009/01/30 06:19:31

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - The machines have finally gone quiet at Basra's biggest printing press after...

Peru Navy Officer Gets 20 Years For Burning Teen Alive

2009/01/30 06:03:01

A Peruvian court has sentenced a navy officer to 20 years in prison for burning a 17-year-old boy al...

North Korea, trying to jolt Obama, warns South

2009/01/30 05:35:09

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it was scrapping all accords with South Korea, a move w...